Course Overview

Course summary

This three-year or four-year course is designed to develop the skills and knowledge you will need to succeed in the increasingly internationalised business world. It provides the opportunity to study Chinese language, culture and business in an integrated way, exploring the relationships between these elements and the broader economic, financial and cross-cultural contexts in which they are produced. The comprehensive language training places strong emphasis on the day-to-day use of language in a business environment, enabling you to deal with all aspects of business transactions. The training in cross-cultural communication equips you with flexibility and creativity in global interactions.

On successful completion of this degree you will have the rare attributes of both competency in your chosen language and a range of professional skills and knowledge from relevant business areas. You will also be able to experience life, culture and work outside the UK by living abroad for a year and studying alongside local students.

Year 1 and Year 2 prepare you in skills and knowledge for an optional year-long placement overseas, including study at a recognised educational institution, in a country where Chinese is spoken.

The course focuses on active student learning, through seminars, workshops, problem- based and blended learning, designed to engage your interest and to promote your learning.

Assessment methods include essays, reports, presentations and case studies, as well as time-constrained in-class tests and exams.

Course structure

The following subjects are indicative of what you will study on this course.

To help you make an informed decision, you can have a look at how marks have been calculated and study time has been distributed on this course in the past.

Professional experience or Study Abroad year

Between Year 2 and Year 3 you may choose to study abroad for a year at one of our partner institutions or complete a work placement in UK. You can also choose to split your year abroad into a first semester exchange and a second semester work placement, both conducted overseas, or undertake a placement year overseas.

Westminster Plus Electives

As part of your course you may be able to take elective modules. Electives are an exciting opportunity to widen your experience at university and to gain skills and knowledge that will help make you more employable.

Course Leader

Senior Lecturer

Olga Nunez Pineiro is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities. She holds postgraduate qualifications in European Business Administration, Second Language Acquisition, Film Studies, Bilingual Translation, Higher Education and an MPhil in Translation and Cultural Studies.

She teaches Spanish language and translation at undergraduate level and supervises dissertations as well as professional and translation projects at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. She has translated and co-written several books and her current research focuses on the experience of international students in the UK and learner autonomy in Higher Education.

A degree in a sought-after foreign language and International Business offers a winning combination to get ahead of the competition in the global marketplace.

If your first language is not English, you will need an IELTS of 6.0 overall, with 5.5 in each component.

Our Chinese courses are available to beginner or 'false beginner' and intermediate entrants – false beginners are students who may be able to speak a Chinese dialect or to read the Chinese script, and/or have the equivalent to one or two years part-time study. Please note that we may need to test you to determine your entry point.

We also welcome applications from students who are taking a combination of qualifications listed above. For further information, please contact Course Enquiries.

Careers

Past graduates of this degree have found successful employment in diverse sectors, such as international business development, business consultancy, investment banking and marketing, where knowledge of specific languages is advantageous.

Increasing numbers of students progress to further study on graduation, either taking professional qualifications or proceeding to a specialist Master's degree in a relevant discipline. Graduates will be able to undertake further study at overseas institutions where tuition is in the language of their degree.

Our Careers and Employability Service is here to support you to achieve your full potential.

With a growing network of over 3,000 employers around the world and a team of experienced careers consultants, we provide you with a variety of opportunities to work and develop new skills. As a University of Westminster student, you’ll have access to our services throughout your studies and after you graduate.

Additional costs information

What our students say

"The decision I made to study abroad opened many doors for me." - Joao, International Business BA, 2016

"The highlight of any time abroad is the people you meet – the people make it for sure." - Ashwin, International Business BA, 2016

Course Location

Our Regent Campus is composed of three sites, situated on and around one of the most famous and vibrant streets in London. Our Humanities subjects are based at 309 Regent Street which includes recently refurbished social spaces, gym facilities and our Regent Street Cinema. Criminology, Sociology and Politics students are also taught at our Wells Street site. Westminster Law School resides at Little Titchfield Street. Alongside a full mock courtroom, hi-tech learning spaces and a pro-bono clinic, it also houses our state-of-the-art, 382-seat lecture theatre. For more details, visit our locations page.

Some teaching for this course will be delivered by Westminster Business School at our Marylebone campus.